Stuck in tie for 48th, miles from the top, Kizzire likely understood that his mission to make Atlanta was all but doomed. This clearly didn’t sit well, and after missing his short bogey putt, he gave himself body and soul to the gods of rage in what amounts to one of the best meltdowns on the PGA Tour in this or any other year.
Rahm said that while he was upset that Finau’s (second) breakthrough victory came at his expense, it was still special to see him get it done, for a number of reasons.
A day after Hurricane Henri passed through America’s north-east and delayed the Northern Trust’s final round, Finau returned to Liberty National Golf Club and played like a man who hadn’t won in five years.